Brooks Robinson and the Baltimore Orioles

[BaltOrioles]

Originally Posted by roarfrom34

Back on the 1st of the month I shared my scorecards/framed display from Cal's 2000th consecutive game in Minneapolis...

Cal had another memorable event happen in Minneapolis which was back in April of 2000, when he got his 3,000th career hit (and I was very fortunate to be there).

Bill,

Very nice items. They reminded me of a decal I picked up years ago that commemorated Cal's 3000 hits, but I can't remember the story behind it. Was this given out by the Orioles or some other source?

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[roarfrom34]

Alan:

The first home stand back from Minneapolis, the Orioles had a pre-game ceremony for Cal & I believe these decals were given out with a program purchase (I know they really wanted him to get that hit at Camden Yards).

Bill

[Mark70Z]

Day 225 (August 12, 2020 – 225)

I think SPORT magazine had some great looking cover shots over the years. This publication has been shown before, but it has one of the best-looking cover shots of Brooks in my view.

1972 SPORT June issue

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This is another SPORT magazine with Jerry West of the Lakers featured on the cover along with a feature article on Brooks. I was a Baltimore Bullets fan growing up and while a bit farther back than I can recall, but read that Jerry West had the Bullets number in the 1965 Western Division Finals. West averaged 46.3 points per game to beat the Bullets in six games.

1965 SPORT March issue

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